Printer manufacturers and retailers don't make money on the
printers, they make their money on the consumables (computers are
the same with peripherals and accessories like cables). Its gotten
so bad that I no longer pay attention to the price of the printer
when shopping, I look at the price of the consumables!
Many years ago, I bough an Epson Action II laser printer. It was
dirt cheap at only $600 (at the time). Silly me, I didn't check the
price of toner and developer! Between the two of them they cost
$450. $150 for the toner and $300 for the developer. Seems I needed
a new drum every second toner too. I was kicking myself for not
buying an LC890 instead.
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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "nf1z <gweare@a...>"
<gweare@a...> wrote:
> offering the HP Deskjet 3320 1200x600 dpi for $50, so I'm
wondering
> why I didn't buy another printer, instead of the ink. To be
honest,